Global crisis: L N Mittal, Nooyi to advise PM

New Delhi, Jan 7: Government on Tuesday, Jan 6 announced the 20 global business leaders and economists of Indian origin for the 'Prime Minister's Global Advisory Council'. Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, steel magnate L N Mittal and Pepsi chief Indra Nooyi are among the global leaders. The global leaders will advise Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on key socio-economic developmental issues facing the nation.

The announcement of the 20 leaders were announced a day before 'Parvasi Bharatiya Divas' beginning in Chennai on Wednesday, Jan 6.

The Council, headed by the Prime Minister, will "serve as institutionalised dialogue mechanism between the diaspora community and the highest levels of Government", Prime Minister's Media Adviser Deepak Sandhu said in a statement.

The Prime Minister"s Global Advisory Council is based on the idea that highly skilled overseas Indian Community represents a vast untapped resource that can be harnessed as an input into national development processes in India.